кӯсскэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kuosŋëtēk. Cognates include Northern Sami guoskat and Skolt Sami kuõskkâd.

Verb

кӯсскэ (kūsske)

1. to touch
2. to touch, to brush (against)
3. (medicine) to affect

Further reading

• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) chapter 134, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland